Brooke Seipel

Editor in Chief

Brooke Seipel is the Content Editor in Chief at McAfee, where she leads the company's content strategy with a focus on cybersecurity education. With a decade of experience in audience development and digital content, Brooke has a strong understanding of online audiences, emerging trends, and the evolving cyber landscape.

Before joining McAfee, Brooke led audience teams and served as both a reporter and editor at numerous award-winning publications including Fortune, The Hill, International Business Times, New Republic, and The OC Register.

Brooke is dedicated to providing insightful, actionable content that empowers readers to make informed decisions about their digital safety. When she's not immersed in the world of cybersecurity, you can find her scrolling social media endlessly, soaking up the latest trends, and also volunteering as a naturalist.

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Internet Security

The Stars Scammers Love Most: McAfee Reveals World’s Most Deepfaked Celebs

You’ve seen the videos: a too-perfect Taylor Swift promoting free cookware. A fake Tom Hanks offering dental...

Nov 13, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Internet Security

Holiday Shopping Scams: What to Watch as Black Friday & Cyber Monday Approach

It’s an all-too-familiar trap. You’re scrolling TikTok when an ad for your favorite shoe brand pops up....

Nov 11, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Family Safety

The Louvre Used Its Own Name as a Password. Here’s What to Learn From It

If you’ve been watching the news, you’ve probably seen the headlines out of Paris: one of the...

Nov 05, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Internet Security

Frankenstein Data: How Data Brokers Stitch Together—and Sell—Your Digital Self

Your digital life is being stitched together—one purchase, one search, one swipe at a time. Data brokers...

Oct 31, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Mobile Security

Vampire Wifi: How Public Wi-Fi Traps Travelers in Cyber Attacks

They’re not hiding in dark alleys—they’re hiding in plain sight. Airports, cafés, hotels, even libraries can harbor...

Oct 30, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Internet Security

Ghost Accounts: How Old, Forgotten Logins Put You at Risk for Identity Theft

Remember that website where you bought a T-shirt in 2013? No? Hackers do. And it’s one way...

Oct 29, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Internet Security

This New “Verification” Trick Fools You Into Installing Malware

Cybercriminals are turning to TikTok to spread new scams that promise “free upgrades” or access to premium...

Oct 28, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Security News

AWS Outage Disrupts Major Apps Like Reddit and Snapchat—What Happened and How to Stay Safe

Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the world’s largest cloud providers, recently experienced a major outage that...

Oct 20, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Security News

Hackers Trick Staff Into Exposing Major Companies’ Salesforce Data–Find Out if You’re Safe

Cybercriminals tricked employees at major global companies into handing over Salesforce access and used that access to...

Oct 17, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

McAfee News

McAfee Wins “Best Use of AI in Cybersecurity” for Scam Detector

We’re proud to share that McAfee has won “Best Use of AI in Cybersecurity” at The 2025...

Oct 15, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

McAfee News

McAfee Again Certified as “TOP PRODUCT” by AV-TEST

McAfee Total Protection has once again been named a TOP PRODUCT by the independent test lab AV-TEST,...

Oct 09, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

McAfee News

Keep It Real: How McAfee Is Using AI to Fight AI—and End Scam Stigma

Was that spinning head a mistake—or the whole point? When McAfee dropped a new digital ad showing...

May 14, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

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